Our Story

Ryan and Jane Fakkema immigrated from Holland in 1950 and were sponsored by their cousins Harry and Ann in Washington State. Originally the farm was a crop farm, but Ryan became farm manager and turned it into a dairy farm. The farm grew and sold milk to Darigold under the management of Ryan and his two sons Dick and Hap. After years of hard work and fluctuating milk prices, Dick and Hap decided to sell the cows and equipment around the turn of the century. After that, the crop fields were leased to local farmers and the brothers raised a few wagyu beef cows for family meat. In 2015, Dick's son Cory proposed they look into the regenerative farming methods of Joel Salatin and Polyface Farms. It was then that Beach View Farm began regenerative pasture techniques. They raised a herd of wagyu beef, katahdin sheep, mangalitsa and berkshire pigs, the best egg-laying chickens in the universe, and raised turkeys and meat chickens seasonally.

But the brothers decided to sell the family farm at the end of 2025. In early 2026, Cory, Christina and their 4 children moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky after feeling called to the region. They brought a herd of wagyu, small flock of katahdins, 100 egg layers, some fowl, 4 guardian dogs, and the farm cats. They operate a 60 acre farm that previously had way too many horses and had become run down, but are confident that imitating nature with the livestock will regenerate the fields to heal their little slice of heaven. 

But they need your help: Join their PMA for free to be a part of the journey! Book a tour of the ranch to connect with the land, visit the animals, and see it for yourself.